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On 2 Jun 2017, at 10:39 AM, Jason Schiller <<a href="mailto:jschiller@google.com" class="">jschiller@google.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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As Bill points out categorizing _candidates_ may make sense in some cases</div>
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such as gender diversity.</div>
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<div class="">Diversity relates to the variety of experiences, history, and backgrounds</div>
<div class="">who will serve on the Board (or the AC, or any other body for that matter)</div>
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<div class="">Representation is quite a different matter which provides having particular seats </div>
<div class="">that are charged with representation of a particular community. If you really want to </div>
<div class="">have representation of a particularly community, then you have to allow said group</div>
<div class="">to vote for whomever they feel represents them best, even if they choose someone</div>
<div class="">not from the part of the region or someone who is not diverse in any way from the </div>
<div class="">rest of the body. This is why providing for formal representation of specific parts </div>
<div class="">of the region doesn’t necessarily change the diversity of the overall body. </div>
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<div class="">FYI,</div>
<div class="">/John</div>
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<div class="">John Curran</div>
<div class="">President and CEO</div>
<div class="">ARIN</div>
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